Wildlife Center Uses Fox Mask to Rehabilitate Orphaned Fox Kit

In a unique approach to wildlife rehabilitation, a Virginia wildlife center employs a fox mask to feed and care for an orphaned fox kit, preventing human imprinting.

• The Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia has gone viral for its innovative method of caring for a days-old orphaned fox kit by using a fox mask during feedings.
• Melissa Stanley, the center's founder, wore the mask to ensure the kit does not associate humans with food, aiding its chances of survival in the wild.
• The kit, found alone in an alley and mistaken for a kitten, was brought to the center with its umbilical cord still attached, weighing less than 80 grams.
• Staff also provided the kit with a stuffed fox to mimic the feeling of being with its mother during feedings.
• The center plans to transfer the kit to another facility where it can grow up with other fox kits, further enhancing its survival skills.

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